Partly granted
The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI with PTSD and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, granted TDIU for the period from January 26, 2016 to November 26, 2018, and granted SMC based on housebound status from February 7, 2025 onward.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher disability rating due to insufficient impairment in most areas for the TBI with PTSD and migraine headaches. However, there was balance of evidence supporting TDIU during certain periods and SMC based on housebound status from February 7, 2025 onward.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25012795
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